This composition was written for the opening ceremony of the New York State Theater, as a part of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. The two trumpets were meant to be placed at either side of the balcony, right at the entrance of the hall. Stravinsky dedicated it "To Lincoln and George", "Lincoln" being the company's administrator, Lincoln Kirstein, and "George" fellow entrepreneur and choreographer George Balanchine.
| Date of composition | 1964 |
| Premiered | 1964, April 19th (New York State Theater) in New York, NY, United States |
| Dedicated to | Dedicated to Lincoln Kirstein and George Balanchine |
| Approx. duration | 1 minutes |
| Instruments | 2x Trumpet |
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Igor Stravinsky: Fanfare for a New Theatre Igor' Fëdorovič Stravinskij: Fanfare for a New Theatre Igor Strawinsky: Fanfare for a New Theatre |